From: Mental health problems among young people in substance abuse treatment in Sweden
 | Girls N = 541 | Boys N = 1429 | Total N = 1970 | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Living with parents | 69 | 78 | 76 | 0.001* |
Studies, practical placement or work | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0.910 |
School problems | 72 | 58 | 62 | 0.001* |
Problems in childhood environment | ||||
 Financial problems | 31 | 24 | 26 | 0.002* |
 Substance abuse | 43 | 28 | 32 | 0.001* |
 Mental health problems | 46 | 27 | 32 | 0.001* |
 Violence/assault | 35 | 20 | 24 | 0.001* |
Placement in foster care/residential home | 19 | 17 | 18 | 0.078 |
Arrested by police | 46 | 67 | 61 | 0.001* |
Convicted of crime | 22 | 39 | 34 | 0.001* |
Victim of crime | 50 | 46 | 47 | 0.110 |
Exposed to violence/abuse | ||||
 Physical | 48 | 43 | 44 | 0,022* |
 Psychological | 57 | 28 | 36 | 0.001* |
 Sexual | 33 | 2 | 11 | 0.001* |
Association with criminal/drug-abusing peers | 66 | 65 | 65 | 0.655 |
Primary drug | ||||
 Alcohol | 21 | 10 | 13 | 0.001* |
 Cannabis | 69 | 85 | 80 | 0.001* |
 Other drugs | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0.001* |
 Frequent substance use# | 57 | 51 | 53 | 0.041* |
 Age at onset (years) | 14.87 | 15.19 | 15.10 | 0.044* |
AUDIT-C | 53 | 38 | 43 | 0.001* |
Poly drug use | 28 | 24 | 25 | 0.058 |
Prior substance abuse treatment | 28 | 25 | 26 | 0.344 |